Biochemistry News
New artificial enzyme safer for nature
Perilous and polluting industrial processes can be made safer with enzymes. But only a short range of enzymes have been available for the chemical industry.
Thu 22 Oct 09 from PhysOrg
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Researchers determine structure of intermediate form of unique enzyme
(PhysOrg.com) -- Montana State University chemists have determined the structure of an intermediate form of a unique enzyme that participates in some of the most fundamental reactions in biology.
Mon 26 Apr 10 from PhysOrg
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2 in 1: Multi-tasking protein provides new approaches for anti-tuberculosis drugs
In a paper published today in PNAS, scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany, reveal new insights into the workings of enzymes from a group of bacteria ...
Tue 15 Feb 11 from PhysOrg
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Enzymatic synthesis of pyrrolysine, the mysterious 22nd amino acid
With few exceptions, all known proteins are built up from only twenty amino acids. 25 years ago scientists discovered a 21st amino acid, selenocysteine and ten years ago a 22nd, the pyrrolysine. ...
Fri 18 Nov 11 from PhysOrg
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Enzyme design with remote effects
Engineers are unlikely to tinker with the cooling system if they want to increase the size of an engine. Yet chemists at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research have adopted an approach similar ...
Tue 16 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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German researchers discover new target for tailored antibiotics
More and more strains of bacteria are developing resistance to previously life-saving antibiotics. Researchers at TUM, the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, have shed light on a metabolic step ...
Tue 14 Jul 09 from PhysOrg
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Biochemistry of how plants resist insect attack determined
Many plants, including crops, release volatiles in response to insect attack. The chemical compounds can be a defense or can be an aromatic call for help to attract enemies of the attacking ...
Mon 15 Nov 10 from PhysOrg
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Zeroing in on more powerful enzymes for degrading persistent pollutants
For the first time, researchers have identified two important strategies for optimizing the effects of the enzymes involved in degrading persistent pollutants such as PCBs. These scientific ...
Wed 16 Nov 11 from PhysOrg
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An easy way to find a needle in a haystack by removing the haystack
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena and their colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague have developed a new method to quickly and reliably detect ...
Thu 18 Jun 09 from PhysOrg
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